Existing users, 
Bento
Personal database to organize contacts & photos, track projects, plan events...
Version: 3.0.1
A Rare Apple miss
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: drsjray Saturday, October 10 2009 @ 06:14 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: NO
I have tried to use this program (v1, 2 and now 3) for specific needs I have, and I find this in my case, Bento is nowhere near as capable as Appleworks or even the long departed Hypercard. I have been a Mac user since 1985, and currently have five Macs. I won't claim to be a Mac genius, but I am competent, and if I cannot get the software to do what I need, its not user error, its poor design. Kill this pig and start over.
Comments
A Rare Apple miss - oregonpete--2008
I agree, and it is not getting any better. Every "upgrade" just adds more window dressing and skips the fundamental missing features like calculations, text styles, flexibility in positioning and sizing fields, printing labels of many kinds etc., that were in Appleworks many years ago. I'm not spending another dime on Bento until it becomes at least as capable as Appleworks.Monday, October 19 2009 @ 08:06 PM PDT
A Rare Apple miss - rf9
I couldn't agree more with this review. Appleworks database while it still works is a far superior database. Most databases for business or home-business use don't all the useless bells and whistles that Bento insists in putting on. Considering Filemaker is owned by Apple the smartest thing to do is to trash Bento and re-write Appleworks. Apple should also trash Numbers and Pages. The least Bento could do is import Appleworks database easily, just like Pages and Numbers open Applework documents, ... easy means just that ... easy.Reply to This
Thursday, October 15 2009 @ 05:33 PM PDT